The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Slagelse
(slä´yls) (KEY) , city (1992 pop. 29,583), Vestsjælland co., S central Denmark. It is an industrial center and a rail junction, and is the site of a mint. The city has an 11th-century church, and nearby is Trælleborg, a Viking fortress. It was an important trading town in the Middle Ages.